Problems with the Eagle GT

My wife and I drove the Bug out to Sacramento last week. She has family there and I had a conference to go to in San Jose. The car gets good mpg and ran great the whole trip. We even managed to cruise through 3 blizzards across northern Nevada and one in the Sierras north of Tahoe at 75 mph without incident.

On the way home, things changed. We had been making incredible time on the way home yesterday. We had a tail wind most of the way and only had to stop for gas and bathrooms breaks twice the whole trip (600+ miles). About 30 miles west of Tooele, UT, the driver's side rear tire went flat. For no apparent reason. The roads were clear and smooth. I did not notice any hazards in my lane or anything. It went flat and then the rim maimed the inside sidewall as I tried to get the car to a stop.

I love these tires but this is the second time in a year I have had this happen. The tires get regular rotations every 5k miles and have less than 20k miles on them total. Should I just get another Eagle GT for the rear wheel or should I just scrap the whole lot and go for something else?
____________________________Edgy, Controversial, Dangerous...

No doubt, go with a set of the new Continental ExtremeContact DWS. They're fairly inexpensive, have an extremely high 540 wear rating, and have gotten the best reviews of any all seasons in a LONG, LONG time.
..2011 Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond EditionJust your average 650hp "luxury" sedan

Amen to that!! I have never had tires just go flat for no reason before.

I have to take the car down to Discount Tire Company tomorrow to see if I can get them replaced per their warranty. I will look into the Continentals there (if they have them) as well as the Michelins. I had a set of Yokohamas that were incredible on my Jetta, I may look into those as well.
____________________________Edgy, Controversial, Dangerous...

After talking with my wife, I think we will just replace the tire with another Eagle GT. I hate to do it as I cannot trust these things but our finances are stretched too thin right now to get another set of tires.
____________________________Edgy, Controversial, Dangerous...

Well I went to Discount Tire Co. to find out about my tire, whether they'd replace it or whether I'd be better off going with an all new set. After the tech looked at my tires and then the mangled remains of my flat tire. He checked the tread on that one as well.

We went back inside, took my info, updated some of it then told me how much a new tire would cost, including all the fees, out the door.

$20. Not kidding. So, I did that and rotated the tires for free. Worth it.
____________________________Edgy, Controversial, Dangerous...

Odd, my Eagle GT's never gave me any problems, and they see constant abuse and general negligence. The only thing I noticed is that they wore down ridiculously quick and are a bit noisy. Maybe it has to do with your specific tire size Westy? I'm pretty sure I have 205/60's.
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